Yes, man . . . I don’t know about you but I saw that game live
on TV. The King dribbled an entire squad to score an impossible goal.
It was AC Milan vs. Verona.

He nearly did it to Juventus. Zidane and Egar Davis of both Juventus
felt like crawling maggots after Weah got done with them. In that game,
Weah had three perfect penalties. He was denied two penalties and was
awarded the third penalty.

However, the third penalty didn’t go down without a cost. George
Weah headed for the fourth penalty, or goal but was forced down right
outside the goal keeper’s line. That was the only thing the Juventus
defenders could do. The referee rushed over Weah, who was laying on
the ground, rolling and nursing his injured ankles. That was the perfect
opportunity the referee wanted. Before all knew it, it was a red card
against Weah for faking a foul. It was shocking to everyone.

That shocking incidence knocked me off my seat and had me screaming
at the TV as if the referee could hear me. What the referee considered
a foul was replayed every five minutes as the game progresses. Now,
what does that tell you? You know too well and I know that means the
referee took off a dangerous player who was pain in Juventus’
behind.

Italians being what they are, Juventus was at the edge of being disgraced
by a loner and the referee couldn’t allow a world-class team like
Juventus flooded with the best the world could gather falls to one man
twice in roll. During the first encounter, Weah single handily whipped
Juventus two-to-nothing breaking Juventus’ five years record over
AC Milan.

George Weah is still my kind of guy in football. He will always be not
because he’s a Liberian. Like his compatriots in the world of
football, George Weah had set a record no player will easily attempt
for decades. Weah opened the eyes of those of us who missed happenings
of the past. He brought back great football for those of us who were
not born during the era of Pele, Eric Cartona, George Best, Maradona
etc.

In view of the above, as I am about to bring forth the main reason behind
this article, I am making it clear that I have respect for Mr. Weah.
He’s a true patriot, who went against all odds to bring joy to
his country. He served as a financial pipeline giving hope to the Lone
Star, and the Liberian population who sees football as a therapy that
has the propensity to heal the wounds of war.

We all hail the king. But gentlemen, let us take a look at this issue
from a rational point of view. It is a crystal clear that playing the
game is one thing, and administration another. Controlling human beings
with various ideology is far too different from dribbling single handily
from one end of the playing pitch to another. I have followed Weah not
only from his playing but also his relationship with fellow teammates
and the administrative bodies of the various teams he enacted with.
I gave weah an “A” on the playing field but I have problems
with grading his relationship outside the playing field.

You can’t dribble another man’s or woman’s idea in
offices by over ruling what they think is right without tangible and/or
explanatory reasons simply because yours sounds good to your own ears,
or because you’ve done things other can’t easily do.

To lead the Liberian house of football, Weah must be schooled about
administrations and how to deal with human beings and accept ideas of
others even if they don’t sound right. He must take at least few
classes in Business Administration, Psychology, Interpersonal Relationship,
Professional Development, Public Speaking etc. These are all brilliant
college courses that Weah can study one course at a time from the comfort
of his home.

Administration is centered around human beings in an office framework
on a day-to-day basis, and not football on a playing pitch. I think
Weah must give himself sometime before venturing in the LFA. Coaching
is command structured, and if one does personality study on Weah, he
or she will suggest that Weah will do better being a coach.

Apart from the administrative deficiencies Weah possesses, if Liberians
insist that Weah becomes the FA president simply because of his sacrifices
to Lone Star, the money he has, and the contact points he has established,
I am opening another area that you can consider in your decision making.

Mr. Snow gave up the FA position because he had too many things going
on, and that defines the Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs. The costs
of producing more of one thing usually leads to the costs of producing
other things people need. Snowe yields to the force of this simple economic
law because he was operating inside his Production Possibility Frontier
and trying to reach that which is unattainable.

Even though not like Weah, Mr. Snowe has the money for use on the FA.
What he never had was the cost of time. Time plays an important factor
in every aspect of life whether there is money or no money. Once you
have the time for anytime, you’ll accomplish it. If not, that’s
when opportunity costs come into play. You’ll find yourself paying
close attention to areas of interest leaving those that are considered
important to those you serve..

Weah engagements with the world governing body, the UN, are many and
there will be too little time for the FA. He’s an Ambassador for
UNICEF and always on the calling list. I think Weah must give himself
sometime like Pele of Brazil before contesting the FA presidency. The
less his engagements, the more foci he will be in accomplishing the
FA’s objectives. Well, Maybe I am one of those guys who procrastinate
for big office position.

I have always admired Mr. Weah and I’ll always do but administration
is another issue. It requires some form of academic coaching. Weah will
help himself best in administering the FA if he surrounds himself with
people who are administratively inclined in various fields of study
like Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Economic
etc. let no one underestimate the power of these disciplines.

Again, this is my personal opinion. It is not a strategy designed to
question the administrative capabilities of Mr. Weah. I stand to be
correct on this issue.